Hailed as a masterpiece from the moment of its first publication, Revolutionary Road is the story of Frank & April Wheeler, a bright, young couple who are bored by the banalities of suburban life & long to be extraordinary. With heartbreaking compassion & clarity, Richard Yates shows how Frank & April`s decision to change their lives for the better leads to betrayal & tragedy. ...

A fact-filled introduction to global history with stories & characters from the most important turning points from the dawn of civilisation to the Second World War, designed for children with an interest in the past who want to find out more about the people who made history
- artists & architects, soldiers & explorers, politicians & religious leaders. Chapter 1
- Prehistory to the Classical Age: The move from hunter-gathering to settled farming; cities of the ancient Near East; the rise of Egypt & of the Greek city-states; the assassination of Julius Caesar & the unification of China under the First Emperor. Chapter 2
- Medieval Times: The flowering of Mayan culture in Central America; the birth & expansion of Islam; the Viking invasions of northern Europe; the devastation of the plague; the powerful kingdoms of Africa; the Mongol conquests of Eurasia. Chapter 3
- Age of Exploration: Artists & explorers in Renaissance Europe; medieval Japan; Mughal India; the Ottoman Empire; the settlement & independence of North American colonies. Chapter 4
- From Empire to the Modern Age: The American West & the Civil War; colonial & independent Africa; the two World Wars.




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1910. A cabin north of the Arctic Circle. Fifteen-year-old Sig Andersson is alone. Alone, except for the corpse of his father, who died earlier that day after falling through a weak spot on the ice-covered lake. His sister, Anna, & step-mother, Nadya, have gone to the local town for help. Then comes a knock at the door. It`s a man, the flash of a revolver`s butt at his hip, & a mean glare in his eyes. Sig has never seen him before but Wolff claims to have unfinished business with his father. As Sig gradually learns the awful truth about Wolff`s connection to his father, his thoughts are drawn to a certain box hidden on a shelf in the storeroom, in which lies his father`s prized possession
- a revolver. When Anna returns alone, & Wolff begins to close in, Sig`s choice is pulled into sharp focus. Should he use the gun, or not?
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We`re not just losing the wild world. We`re forgetting it. We`re no longer noticing it. We`ve lost the habit of looking & seeing & listening & hearing. But we can make hidden things visible, & this book features 23 spellbinding ways to bring the magic of nature much closer to home. Mammals you never knew existed will enter your world. Birds hidden in treetops will shed their cloak of anonymity. With a single movement of your hand you can make reptiles appear before you. Butterflies you never saw before will bring joy to every sunny day. Creatures of the darkness will enter your consciousness. & as you take on new techniques & a little new equipment, you will discover new creatures &, with them, new areas of yourself that had gone dormant. Once put to use, they wake up & start working again. You become wilder in your mind & in your heart. Once you know the tricks, the wild world begins to appear before you. For anyone who wants to get closer to the nature all around them & bring it back into focus, this is the perfect read. ...

” An ingenious & invigorating insight into the essential wildness within us all.” Chris Packham As our busy, technology-driven lives become more sedentary we have become less connected to our natural surroundings. In these challenging times, it is by rediscovering our links to the world around us that we can rekindle the natural, human connection we have to the wild. Nick Baker introduces rewilding as a concept that needs to be established at a personal level. Taking the reader back to their natural sensitivities, we rediscover the instinctive potential of our senses. From learning to observe the creatures & beasts within hands` reach & seeing & hearing the birds & trees of our forests, Baker`s expert advice offers the practical tools to experience the wilderness on your own doorstep, as well as in the wider, wilder world. Re Wild mixes memoir with practical advice, to delight, inform & inspire us all to discover the art of returning to nature. ...

A hilarious picture-book caper, this is the adventure of Rex, a scruffy little dog who saves the Crown Jewels from a dastardly thief. Living on Tower Green, Rex likes nothing better than sniffing around in litter bins. But one day, the stinky bin he`s rummaging in turns out to be a time machine! It takes him back to the Tower of London of King Charles II, where Rex meets spoiled lapdog Cavalier, explores the old Tower & even gets to see the Crown Jewels. But while he`s admiring the crown, orb & sceptre, thieves burst in & steal them away. Can Rex save the day? Based on a real-life event in Royal history (although it wasn`t a dog that came to the rescue!), this riotous page-turner features time travel, sparkly gems & a very loveable canine hero! ...

The Vintage World Map Collection offers a variety of travel accessories, stationary, toys, home decorations, shopping & storage solutions for children & adults. Each item features extract or a whole vintage world map in bright colours & with varying degrees of geographical details. The style & practicality of these items make them great gift ideas as well as lovely items for anyone to use everyday, at home, at work or travelling. The products in this series are made from up to 90% recycled materials. ...

Reyðarfjörður, map no. 31, in the topographic survey of Iceland at 1:100, 000 published by Mál og menning, with excellent vivid presentation of the terrain, footpaths & bridleways, campsites, etc. The maps have contours at 20m intervals, enhanced by bold relief shading plus colouring and/or graphics to show glaciers, lava fields, sands & mudflats, as well as to distinguish land with vegetation cover from the more sparsely covered terrain. The series provides a splendid presentation of the country’s topography, with large amount of detail & over 43, 000 place names. Road network indicates gravel roads &

Includes:: country tracks. Also marked are local footpaths, clear to see with their distinctive colouring, & bridleways. Symbols shows campsites, tourist huts or shelters, emergency shelters, summer houses, river fords, golf courses & swimming pools, hydro-electric or thermal power stations, local airports, etc, & detail such as individual farms, abandoned farms or ruins, sheepfolds, etc. Each map covers an area of 84 x 67km (53 x 42 miles approx.) & has latitude & longitude lines drawn at intervals of 2’ & 5’ respectively. Map legend

Includes:: English, German & French. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.



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Reykjanes
- Þingvellir area of Iceland at 1:100, 000 in a series of detailed hiking & recreational topographic maps from Mál og
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Reykjanesskagi, map no. 1, in the topographic survey of Iceland at 1:100, 000 published by Mál og menning, with excellent, vivid presentation of the terrain, footpaths & bridleways, campsites, etc. The maps have contours at 20m intervals, enhanced by bold relief shading plus colouring and/or graphics to show glaciers, lava fields, sands & mudflats, as well as to distinguish land with vegetation cover from the more sparsely covered terrain. The series provides a splendid presentation of the country’s topography, with large amount of detail & over 43, 000 place names. Road network indicates gravel roads &

Includes:: country tracks. Also marked are local footpaths, clear to see with their distinctive colouring, & bridleways. Symbols shows campsites, tourist huts or shelters, emergency shelters, summer houses, river fords, golf courses & swimming pools, hydro-electric or thermal power stations, local airports, etc, & detail such as individual farms, abandoned farms or ruins, sheepfolds, etc. Each map covers an area of 84 x 67km (53 x 42 miles approx.) & has latitude & longitude lines drawn at intervals of 2’ & 5’ respectively. Map legend

Includes:: English, German & French. To see the other titles in this series please click on the series link.



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